A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across the country has described the state of emergency declaration in Rivers as an influence by individuals seeking to undemocratically control the state politics and resources Speaking on behalf of the coalition, Dr Christian Onyegbule, representing the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), denounced...
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The Deputy spokesman for the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) says the overall interest of the National Assembly is the restoration of tranquility and order in Rivers. Agbese said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, after the National Assembly ratified the emergency rule declared...
Residents of Port Harcourt rushed to markets on Wednesday to stockpile food and other essential items following the state of emergency declaration in Rivers. President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday suspended Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and the state lawmakers for a six-month period, citing security concerns....
Some elders in Rivers have strongly opposed the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers, arguing that the decision was made hastily and is not a viable solution to restore normalcy. In a national broadcast, President Tinubu announced the suspension of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and...
A political critic, Mr Emmanuel Igbini, has described as ‘’a sad development’’ the state of emergency declared in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu due to unresolved crisis in the state. Igbini, a former Governorship Candidate under the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), made the remark while speaking with the News...
President Bola Tinubu has said he declared a state of emergency in Rivers because of the lingering political crisis in the state and attendant effects on democracy, security and well being of the citizens. The President, who stated this in a national broadcast on Tuesday said he felt greatly...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the declared state of emergency in Rivers as an “assault on democracy”. Abubakar, in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja, also described it as a “political manipulation and action taken in bad faith”. He alleged that anyone paying attention to the...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has described the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers as a “dangerous precedent” for Nigeria democracy. The CUPP National Secretary, High Chief Peter Ameh, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja also described it as a “selective application of the state...
Former House of Representatives member, (Degema, Bonny, Federal Constituency), Dr Fara Dagogo, has described the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu as a slap on the Constitution. Dagogo made the remark on Tuesday while in a statement issued to newsmen in Port...
TEXT OF THE BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of...
The factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Working Committee in Rivers, led by Mr Nname Ewor, has condemned impeachment notice against the governor and deputy by Rivers House of Assembly. The committee also said that impeachment of Gov. Siminalaye Fubara was not part of the Supreme Court...
Rivers State Government on Tuesday reiterated the call to state House of Assembly to co-operate with Governor Siminalayi Fubara to implement the rulings of the Supreme Court. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Nelson Chukwudi, made the remark in a statement he signed and issued to newsmen in...
Rivers State Government has urged the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) to reconsider its stance and prioritise the welfare of the people to ensure peace in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Joe Johnson, made the appeal at a news conference in Port Harcourt on...
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has said that if Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers is impeached, another Ijaw candidate must succeed him. he must be succeeded by another Ijaw candidate. The group’s Director General, Johnson Georgewill, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday that the arrangement would ensure that...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has again thrown his weight behind the Rivers Assembly in its tussle with Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Fubara and the House led by Martin-Amaewhule have made claims and counter-claims over the presentation of the state’s 2025 budget. Their impasse followed...
The former member of the Rivers House of Assembly, Victoria Nyeche, has appealed to the warring factions in the Rivers political crisis to sheathe their sword and embrace peace. Nyeche made the remark on Friday, during the ‘’Rivers We Want” Town Hall Series II meeting organised by the Rivers...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has again written to the Rivers State House of Assembly, proposing Wednesday, March 19, 2025, as the new date for the presentation of the 2025 state budget. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Governor Fubara recalled...
Rivers-based activist Jake Epelle on Thursday said any impeachment move by former governor Nyesom Wike and his loyalists in the state’s House of Assembly against his estranged successor Siminalayi Fubara won’t succeed. Epelle said Wike cannot advocate peace and yet spur his loyalists in the Martins Amaewhule-led legislative body...
A drama ensued at the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex on Wednesday when Governor Siminalayi Fubara arrived at the quarters but the entrance gate locked. Our correspondents observed that the security personnel at the complex locked the gates when the governor’s convoy arrived at the complex. The action...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- In a landmark ruling on Monday, March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly against the leave granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by the Court of Appeal to...